Safety-razor.



No. 816,299. PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906.

- F. A. GLAUBERG.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1905.

WITNESSES: IIVVE/VTOR E g/ redezicfiflC /azzbazy' ATTORNEYS FREDERICK A.CLAUBERG,'OF WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 27, 1906.

Application filed May 26, 1905. Serial No. 262,404.

a very simple and effective type of safety-' razor so constructed thattwo removable and interchangeable blades are employed which when placedin a body-frame back to back present two opposing cutting edges, theblades being primarily sha ed for. the purpose intended and made 0sufficient thickness to admit of beveling their cutting edges, whichbevel is so deep that the blades can be repeatedly honed, ground, andstropped with the best results.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide a frame constructed indetachable and adjustable sections and to provide simple andconveniently-operated fastening devices for the frame, whereby as theblades are lessened in width by reason of repeated sharpening thesections of the frame can be adjusted -to maintain proper relation tothe blades.

It is also a purpose of the invention to provide removable clamps forthe blades and fastening devices for the clamps readily accessibleandconveniently operated.

A further purpose of the invention is to so construct the razor in itsentiretly that all of its parts may be separated, enab ing them to bereadily and quickly cleaned and rapidly and conveniently assembled andsecured in assembled position.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 'is a perspective view of the improved razor, drawn upon anenlarged scale and viewed from the back. Fig. 2 is a central transversesection through the bodyframe of the razor and the blades, the handleappearing in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a central lon itudinal sectionthrong 1 the bodyl'rame of the razor, the handle and fastening devicesfor the sections of the frame appearing in side elevation. Fig. 4 is aplan view of a section of the body-frame. Fig. 5 is a per spective viewof one of the clamps for the blades, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of oneofthe blades.

The razor consists, primarily, of two blades A, a body B, and a handleC. The blades A. are made of plate-steel and are sufficientl thick toprevent them from bending. Each blade is provided with a bevel section10 upon both of its side faces at its cutting edge, as is particularlyshown in Fig. 2, and between the said bevel-sections and the heel ofeach blade a slot 11 is produced in each end of a blade. In theconstruction of the blade the back edge or heel thereof is madeperfectly straight.

The frame B is constructed in three sectionsnamely, a centralbar-section b and two wing sections 6, adapted to be located one at eachside of the bar-section. The said bar-section bis provided at each sideadjacent to its under face with flat surfaces 13, a ainst which the rearedges or heels of the b ades 10 abut when the said blades are inposition on the frame. The bar-section b is provided at each end with ahorizontal threaded aperture 14, and "these apertures'l are adapted toreceive the threaded shanks of set screws 15 for a purpose to behereinafter mentioned. The bar-section b of the frame is furtherprovided with a. central threaded aperture 16, extending through fromback to front, and with a similar aperture 17 at each side of thecentral aperture 16, as shown in Fig. 3. The apertures 17 receive thethreaded shank'portions of setscrews 18, and the central aperture 16receives a threaded stud 19, extending from the outer end of the handle0, as is also best shown in Fig. 3. The set-screws 18, acting inconjunction with the hold the sections of the frame B together.

Each wing-section b is constructed as particularly shown in Figs. 2 and4. The wingsections are made of sheet metal brass, for example-and eachcomprises a horizontal member 20, provided with a central slot 21 andwith slots 22, one at each side of the cen-' tral slot, the said slotsbeing produced in. the inner edge of the saidmember 20, extending quiteclose to its forward edge; A guardsection 23 is integral with thehorizontal section 20, which may be termed the body-section of a wing,and this guard-section 23 handle C, serve to curves downwardly and moreor less outwardly from the body-section and then u wardly, the outerlongitudinal edge of t e guard member being nearly in a plane with theouter edge of the body-section 20, as is shown in Fig. 2. The guardmember 23 of a wing b is transversely slotted, forming thereby a numberof guard-fingers 26, the upper ends whereof are bent outwardly anddownwardly, forming a series of hook-terminals 27.

In assembling the parts of the razor, suposing all of the parts to havebeen separated, the handle 0 is loosened and likewise the setscrews 18.Then the body portions of the wings I) are passed one over the otherbeneath the bar-section b in such manner that the threaded shank of thehandle C will enter the central slots 21 in the wings and the slots 22of the said wings will receive the threaded shanks of the set-screws 18.The blades are then laced in position on the wings, the back or eelportions of the blades bearing firmly against the flat longitudinalfaces of the barsection b, while the cutting edges of the blades areadapted to be supported upon the upper end portions of the guard-fingers26, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. After the wing-sections b of thebody-frame have been adjusted so as to be in proper relation to thecutting edges of the blades the handle C and setscrews 18 are screwedtightly to place, so as to clamp the body portions of the wing-sections6 firmly against the under face of the bar-section b. The blades A arenow in position; but it is necessary that they should be held so whilein use. To that end a clamp D is provided for the ends of the blades,two clamps onl being necessary, as a clamp at each end 0 the body-framewill engage with both of the blades.

One of the clamps D is shown in detail in Fig. 5, and said clamps arepreferably made of sheet metal, such as brass. A clamp D consists of abar member 28, having an upwardly-extending ear '29 at the centralportion of its upper edge, the said ear being provided with a smoothaperture 30. At the bottom central portion of the bar member 28 ahorizontal inwardly-extending foot 31 is formed, while at each end ofthe bar member 28 an angular finger 32 is produced, the horizontalmember whereof extends inwardly, so that when a clamp is in position onthe bodyframe the horizontal V 32 will extend over t1e upper faces ofthe blades at their edges. In applying these clamps one clamp is firstlaced at one end.

of the bodyframe, and the orizontal portio of the angular fingers 32 arepressed over the outer faces of the blades A at that end of therazor-frame, the vertical portions of the said angular fingers 32 beingreceived in the slots 11 at that end of the blades.v

portions of the fingers When a clamp is be opposite the threadedaperture 14 at the end of the bar-section b, and-the clamp is held inplace by the set-screw 15 at that end being passed through the aperturein the clamp and screwed into the aperture 14 in the bar, as shown inFig. 3 and likewise in Fig. 1, at which time the foot member 31 of theclamp will extend inward beneath and in engagement with the under faceof the lowermost body member -20 of a wing section 1). Finally, theclamp D for the opposite end of the body-frame is placed and screwed inposition in the same manner ashas been described with reference to theopposing clamp.

In order to enable the blades to be accurately and speedily set upon thewing-sections of the frame, lugs 32 are formed upon the hook-terminals27 of the end guardfin gers 26, against which lugs the cutting edges ofthe blades are made to bear at their end portions.

The safety-razor constructed as above is very simple, its parts are allfirmly held together when assembled and locked, and it is possible atany time to expeditiously and conveniently separate all the parts forcleaning or remove one or both blades for sharpening purposes, and asthe blades become narrow through wear the guard members of thewingsections may be adjusted properly relative to the edges of theblades.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A safety-razorconsisting of a bodyframe constructed in two sections adjustablerelative to each other, an intermediate connecting member for said.sections, blades placed back to back and locked to the intermediateconnecting member, being supported at their cutting edges b the twoadjustable sections, means for ing the blades in osition, and adjustingdevices for the said rarne-sections.

2. A safety-razor consisting of a central bar-section, slottedupwardly-curved wingsections mounted u on the bar-section for movementto and ffiom eachother, blades placed back to back on'the bar-sectionabove said wingsections, their cuttin edges resting u on thewingsections, an locking devices for the wing-sections and the saidblades.

3. A safety-razor consisting of a central bar-section, slottedwing-sections adjustably mounted upon the bar-section, blades havingretaining connection with the bar-section and supporting engagement withthe wingsections, locking-clamps for the ends of the blades, and ahandle adapted for connection with the bar-section.

4. In safety-razors, a body-frame constructed in three sections, abar-section and wing-sections, one at each side of the bar-section, thewin -sections comprising slotted thus applicd,the aperture 30 in the ear29 will 1 horizontal body members and downwardly and upwardly curvedscrews assed through sundry of the slots in the b0( y members of thewing-sections and into the bar-section, a handle passed through other ofthe slots of the body members of the wings and into the bar-section,blades having opposing beveled surfaces at their cutting edges, whichblades are placed back to back in engagement with the bar-section, theircuttin bers o the wings, and clamps removably carried by the said frame,engaging with the said knives or blades, preventing them from having endmovement and holding them likewise against transverse movement.

5. A safety-razor consisting of a frame comprising a central bar-sectionand a Wingsection at each side of the bar-section, each wing-sectionconsisting of a horizontal'body member having a series of slots therein.and downwardly and upwardly curved guard members, slotted at their outerlongitudinal portions, forming a series of guar guard members, setthebody members of which wings slide one upon the other beneath the barmember, and set-screws passed through the slots in the body members ofthe wings and into the bar member, a handle removably attached to thebar member, blades placed back to back 0 a ainst the bar-sectionof theframe, said at their ends, their cutb ades having slots upon theguard-fingers,

ting edges resting edges resting upon the guard mom-- another, means forconnecting the guard-sections, blades placed back to back and supportedby the said guard-sections and their connecting medium, a handle for theframe, and locking devices for the bladesand the guardsections. a

7. In safety-razors, a central bar-section, guards supported at oppositesides of the barsection, adjustable to and from each other,

independent blades having parallel relation to each other, which bladeshave bearing against the bar-section and are supported by said guards,lockingdevices for the blades, and means for adjusting the guards andlock in them in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I have name to this specification in the twosubscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK A. CLAUBERG. Witnesses:

- J. FRED. AoKER, JNo. M. RITTER.

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